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Dippy the dinosaur opens to public in Glasgow

Dippy, the 70ft (21m) long replica diplodocus skeleton, opens to the public in Glasgow.
Dipodocus carnegii, a sauropod, was named after Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie who funded the excavation in Wyoming in 1899.
Dippy is one of several replicas donated by Carnegie to several countries around the world.

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